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the romney campaign argument is the map is expanding, polls are closing, and republicans have a real shot at winning all three of these states en route to a big electoral votes been. the democrats say this is a desperate move and they are trying to get 270 a little votes in a hail mary pass manner, using minnesota, pennsylvania, and michigan, because they're not going to win states like ohio of wisconsin. i think both theories have a little bit of merit. republicans have a tendency staff and have over the last couple cycles pimco to states to sort of try to expand the map a little late. i remember dick cheney visiting hawaii in the days before the 2004 presidential contest. he visited new jersey. george w. bush visited california in the waning days of 2000, to put two very democratic states in play. this is a combination between a try to get the obama campaign to spend money somewhere they would not otherwise or it is a real move towards expanding the map. the interesting thing about this year is this is the first time since 2004 that we have had a normal election. in 2006 it was a d
the romney campaign argument is the map is expanding, polls are closing, and republicans have a real shot at winning all three of these states en route to a big electoral votes been. the democrats say this is a desperate move and they are trying to get 270 a little votes in a hail mary pass manner, using minnesota, pennsylvania, and michigan, because they're not going to win states like ohio of wisconsin. i think both theories have a little bit of merit. republicans have a tendency staff and...
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guest -- host of this poll shows mitt romney being ahead six points -- host: this poll shows mitt romney ahead by six points in florida, another one showing obama up by five points. [laughter] guest: same weekend? there are two polling firms out there, that there have been real questions about. going back to the point that andrew made, you have to make an assumption that some point. is turnout going to be like it was in 2004? which was even between the parties? or will it be more like 2008, with seven points for the democrats? my preference is to look in between. but what the poll has been doing in particular is looking more at what it was in 2008, which political pollsters will tell you, it will not be at that point. it needs to be somewhere near where the republicans were in 2008. host: the annual crystal ball contest from "the washington post." jim cramer, predicting that mitt romney will get 98 electoral votes, the president, 440? he is the only one predicting a landslide for the president. guest: he is the only one predicting that. i am a democratic partisan, i would love to see tha
guest -- host of this poll shows mitt romney being ahead six points -- host: this poll shows mitt romney ahead by six points in florida, another one showing obama up by five points. [laughter] guest: same weekend? there are two polling firms out there, that there have been real questions about. going back to the point that andrew made, you have to make an assumption that some point. is turnout going to be like it was in 2004? which was even between the parties? or will it be more like 2008,...
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the polls are showing a couple point advantage to mitt romney. nelson, the democrat is ahead of mack, but we are all voting for mack and help him. host: wisconsin, on our line for independents. caller: appalling about the woman from wisconsin, my state about the woman from a woma from wisconsin. they say the debt is being rolled over. he is not fiscally responsible. he was nicknamed taxing it tummy when he was here -- taxing tommy. he is not fiscally responsible. and i am voting for tammy and i do not even like her, just because of that. host: why not? caller: i never have. i am an independent, i always thought she was too much of a liberal for me. i remember tommy thompson as governor. there's no way of would vote for him. tammy baldwin is not in my district. i have never voted for her before. but i am now. host: as far as ads and calls, what has that been like? caller: i hang up on all of the phone calls. i am tired of them. i hate it. there's nothing i can do about that. as far as the assets go, i do not know why anyone can vote for romney bec
the polls are showing a couple point advantage to mitt romney. nelson, the democrat is ahead of mack, but we are all voting for mack and help him. host: wisconsin, on our line for independents. caller: appalling about the woman from wisconsin, my state about the woman from a woma from wisconsin. they say the debt is being rolled over. he is not fiscally responsible. he was nicknamed taxing it tummy when he was here -- taxing tommy. he is not fiscally responsible. and i am voting for tammy and i...
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it shows how romney is pulling even. registered voters, the numbers a little different from likely voters. our question this morning is whether or not political spouses affect your vote. let's go to william at from florida on our democratic line. caller: good morning, everybody. much they don't do that for the ticket, but they do have an effect on the people when they talk. one thing about -- between michelle obama and mitt romney's wife was she has a sense of entitlement and more or less she was kind of disturbed about when you ask a personal question, but she has to admit they jumped into the race under pressure. it's like her own husband mitt said if you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. so she has to be very careful about the things that she says from this time forward, because they are noticed. she kind of had that snarled look about the race. mitt romney was the angry white man beating his chest. i don't see it that the weather mitt romney won the race or not, i was listening to the message and i did n
it shows how romney is pulling even. registered voters, the numbers a little different from likely voters. our question this morning is whether or not political spouses affect your vote. let's go to william at from florida on our democratic line. caller: good morning, everybody. much they don't do that for the ticket, but they do have an effect on the people when they talk. one thing about -- between michelle obama and mitt romney's wife was she has a sense of entitlement and more or less she...
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guest: statewide polls show romney polls better against obama than does gingrich, and that is on the mind of florida republicans. i keep coming back to the point, and i cannot stress enough, electability is on the minds of republicans because they know the importance of florida on the national map, and in recent years, no one has won the white house without winning florida, if you are a republican. host: we hear consistently the i-4 corridor. what is it? guest: we call it the highway to heaven for republicans. this is where you win or lose, between the tampa, saint peter's big -- saint petersburg area, to dayton area. in a general election it is the most competitive part of the state, with an almost equal divided between republicans and democrats. the me give you a sample of the tampa bay market. as we speak, 30% are registered democrats, -- 38% are registered democrats, 38% are registered republicans and the rest are independent. it is a slice of everything. every kind of race, religion, geography, rural, urban, suburban all along this highway, which is why it is canada's come to fl
guest: statewide polls show romney polls better against obama than does gingrich, and that is on the mind of florida republicans. i keep coming back to the point, and i cannot stress enough, electability is on the minds of republicans because they know the importance of florida on the national map, and in recent years, no one has won the white house without winning florida, if you are a republican. host: we hear consistently the i-4 corridor. what is it? guest: we call it the highway to heaven...
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, as friend sean hannity soon as they started favoring mitt romney, all these sudden the polls were -- do you really think they believe that or was it just a ploy? i really don't know. guest: i think this is one of the intriguing questions and the people have made an effort to try to answer in recent weeks. there have been all sorts of post mortems of the campaign. some in the mitt romney campaign who told mitt romney that he was going to win. in my mind, it was obvious all along. it is my business as a political analyst for fox news to look at polls, to ask hard questions about voter turnout models. consistently, the answer was president obama has a strong hand here and is likely to win in terms of those key swing states that were going to determine the electoral map. if you were going into this election the weekend before, it was pretty overwhelming, obama wins. gallup had them about even. there were some conservative pollsters who thought it was going to be a romney landslide. when we think young people are going to fade away and they are not as happy with president obama. you woul
, as friend sean hannity soon as they started favoring mitt romney, all these sudden the polls were -- do you really think they believe that or was it just a ploy? i really don't know. guest: i think this is one of the intriguing questions and the people have made an effort to try to answer in recent weeks. there have been all sorts of post mortems of the campaign. some in the mitt romney campaign who told mitt romney that he was going to win. in my mind, it was obvious all along. it is my...
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when the voters go to the polls, they will be able to choose between a president who has run american foreign policy based on a multilateral envisioned rooted in diplomacy and a candidate who has a more muscular rhetoric based on more unilateralism and peace through strenght. that is a pretty clear distinction. mitt romney has carved out a vision for the future of america and the world. voters can make a choice based on those decisions. host: josh rogin, china, are there differences in policy? guest: the u.s.-china relationship is the number one bilateral relationship in the world in the 21st century. the superpower and the regional power. barack obama's policy has been to do a pivoting or rebalancing toward china that is mainly diplomatic process in military shift of resources from the middle east towards strengthening relationships with dallas and building a system in east asia to deal with and manage or oversee the rise of china. mitt romney's problem is the same approach in terms of increasing our focus but with a more aggressive tone. he has promised to confront china on their cu
when the voters go to the polls, they will be able to choose between a president who has run american foreign policy based on a multilateral envisioned rooted in diplomacy and a candidate who has a more muscular rhetoric based on more unilateralism and peace through strenght. that is a pretty clear distinction. mitt romney has carved out a vision for the future of america and the world. voters can make a choice based on those decisions. host: josh rogin, china, are there differences in policy?...
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the polls show the governor romney has tightened the gap between the two candidates when it comes to women in swing states. we'll go to fe ago, north carolina,. caller: this has been a lively conversation so far and thank you for taking my call. my family was pretty much democratic and i originally grew up in chicago. i am voting for mr. romney this time. and stepping away from my family. my aunt is probably of rage. she has a picture of president obama's bursters of the dead. -- birth certificate. host: why are you moving away from your family? why will you support romney this time around? caller: in because of the financial aspects. me being a registered nurse, we are able to move upward for the economic ladder. pretty much, we have a tendency to be the lifeline for our families. if you are having an attack problem -- this year a move from one economic level to the next and i did not get too much money for my taxes when i filed. mr. ron they seemed to be on the right track for letting me have more of my money and to hopefully change the tax code. i have worked with quite a few wome
the polls show the governor romney has tightened the gap between the two candidates when it comes to women in swing states. we'll go to fe ago, north carolina,. caller: this has been a lively conversation so far and thank you for taking my call. my family was pretty much democratic and i originally grew up in chicago. i am voting for mr. romney this time. and stepping away from my family. my aunt is probably of rage. she has a picture of president obama's bursters of the dead. -- birth...
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the latest polls are showing mitt romney with the lead. how important is it that he wins versus wins by a significant margin? guest: i think it's important that he wins. i think the polls will show he has a significant margin. in florida, it's always difficult to predict what will happen, as you know. there's a history here of strange things happening on election day. we will have to wait and see what happens. i think the significance of florida is so great in this primary contest. we are the largest of the early primary states, the most diverse in terms of our electoral make up, and we are also the first closed primary, which means, of course, only republicans can vote in the florida primary. this will be a true test for these candidates of who the republicans want to send to face barack obama and who they want to see in the white house. host: we are hearing some talk about newt gingrich and how he is ranking among women, how they are perceiving him. "politico" has a list of five things to watch in florida. they're asking how gingrich wil
the latest polls are showing mitt romney with the lead. how important is it that he wins versus wins by a significant margin? guest: i think it's important that he wins. i think the polls will show he has a significant margin. in florida, it's always difficult to predict what will happen, as you know. there's a history here of strange things happening on election day. we will have to wait and see what happens. i think the significance of florida is so great in this primary contest. we are the...
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romney. there's a map going back to looking at core republican counties in red, core republican councell in blue. our next caller comes from ohio. caller: i feel like i must vote. it's not necessarily for me. i'm 66 years old, right. but women are at severe risk if the -- on-again, off-again republican candidate wins. the democrats must win so that women will have their right to determine the future of their own bodies. and without it, we're jumping back to the mid 1950's. and i'm at an area in ohio that keeps its blinders on. and oh, that's not what i really want. well, guess what, you will feel the impact if the democratic party, barack, who finally got our laws passed as they should be so that we can make our own decisions in motion. host: 270 electoral votes determines the presidency. ohio, where our caller called in from. 18 electoral votes for that state. other swing states, virginia 13 electoral votes. north carolina, 15. florida, with 29. this map comes courtesy of the "financial time
romney. there's a map going back to looking at core republican counties in red, core republican councell in blue. our next caller comes from ohio. caller: i feel like i must vote. it's not necessarily for me. i'm 66 years old, right. but women are at severe risk if the -- on-again, off-again republican candidate wins. the democrats must win so that women will have their right to determine the future of their own bodies. and without it, we're jumping back to the mid 1950's. and i'm at an area in...
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president obama in this survey gets 46% to mitt romney's 43%. on social issues like abortion, same-sex marriage, president obama comes in with 46% of those. and he leads over mitt romney's 38%. so no double-digit advantage when it comes down to those issues. and michael girth writes romney's woman problem. and he writes this. the media ever drawn to simple explanations that reinforce their own cultural expectations have diagnosed romney's gender electoral weakness as the result to his mandate. this is both initially plausible and false. more than 60% of american voters don't even know romney's position on the mandate -- host: stamford, connecticut. bud, a republican. we're in open phones this morning. go ahead. caller: ok, thank you, c-span. i'm really against the idea of legalizing gay marriage. first of all, just hijacking the word marriage. marriage has been, you know, a union between a man and a woman for the purpose of having children. so hijacking the word marriage just grips against my brain. what about aids? did that just suddenly go awa
president obama in this survey gets 46% to mitt romney's 43%. on social issues like abortion, same-sex marriage, president obama comes in with 46% of those. and he leads over mitt romney's 38%. so no double-digit advantage when it comes down to those issues. and michael girth writes romney's woman problem. and he writes this. the media ever drawn to simple explanations that reinforce their own cultural expectations have diagnosed romney's gender electoral weakness as the result to his mandate....
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polls are showing a very tight race for mitt romney in his native state of michigan, but the former massachusetts governor has a double-digit lead in arizona. look for our coverage tonight of the two primaries on cspan.org. president obama who need the state of michigan for a second term will speak in washington today before the united autoworkers. we'll cover the president's speech. go our website for more details. good morning, everyone, on this tuesday, february, 28. you've heard the back and forth over higher education with president obama engaging the former pennsylvania senator rick santorum on the issue yesterday and governor romney adding his thoughts as well. what's your take on this? how will the debate impact your vote? >> we also want to get some e-mail from you -- the washington times this morning has the headline about this debate. backup rebukes criticism he's an education snob. santorum defends non-degree work. that's in the "washington times" this morning as we wait for your phone calls to come in on this and get your take on it. i want to bring you over when the debate started.
polls are showing a very tight race for mitt romney in his native state of michigan, but the former massachusetts governor has a double-digit lead in arizona. look for our coverage tonight of the two primaries on cspan.org. president obama who need the state of michigan for a second term will speak in washington today before the united autoworkers. we'll cover the president's speech. go our website for more details. good morning, everyone, on this tuesday, february, 28. you've heard the back...
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president obama was ahead in the exit polls. this'll be a setback for mitt romney. all politics is local. voters want the two sides to come together and work for their interest. that is what i'm hearing in connecticut. washington has been gridlocked and perhaps wisconsin as well. host: we saw a high numbers of voters go out to the polls. did that encourage you? guest: the state senate may shift to the democrats. high turnout is a good thing in my view. the presidential election is light years away and i think we will have to wait and see. host: the cbo, with members of the long-term budget outlook. here is a story from "the washington post." for somed we've known time that we need to lower spending and has to be a balanced approach which includes closing some of the tax loopholes, perhaps tax in the well-off at higher rates. the rest to be balanced approach -- there has to be a balanced approach. host: you can see the federal debt and how it has gone up and down about a decade now. then we're looking at the extent of the scenario of what the alternative could be. th
president obama was ahead in the exit polls. this'll be a setback for mitt romney. all politics is local. voters want the two sides to come together and work for their interest. that is what i'm hearing in connecticut. washington has been gridlocked and perhaps wisconsin as well. host: we saw a high numbers of voters go out to the polls. did that encourage you? guest: the state senate may shift to the democrats. high turnout is a good thing in my view. the presidential election is light years...
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mitt romney had a good night. whether that will show up at the polls is another story. i think mitt romney has a good shot now. if they get mitt romney in there, it is a win for a america, too. host: of next is bernard in south carolina. hello. caller: how are you doing? i do not understand what the caller was saying because mitt romney did not explain anything. he kept saying he knew how to do it, but he never said how he was going to do it. he brought up a lot about what obama had done, but what is he going to do? if he has a plan to do something, it seems like he ought to lay that plan out for the american people so he can say what he is going to do. to me he is not saying anything. thank you for taking my call this morning. people need to look at the facts and what he is saying before they make a decision. host: front page of "the wall street journal," here is there headline: "romney holds his own and then some." here is a little bit more from last night to oppose the debate. >> all of this is possible. we do have to close the deficit. one thing we will discuss toni
mitt romney had a good night. whether that will show up at the polls is another story. i think mitt romney has a good shot now. if they get mitt romney in there, it is a win for a america, too. host: of next is bernard in south carolina. hello. caller: how are you doing? i do not understand what the caller was saying because mitt romney did not explain anything. he kept saying he knew how to do it, but he never said how he was going to do it. he brought up a lot about what obama had done, but...
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host: the on likely voters polled supported president obama over mitt romney more than a two-one. what did the campaigns do with this information? guest: not sure. the obama campaign -- is survey has kind of identified a treasure trove of supporters. as you say, he is winning 2-1. people, when we asked if they like barack obama, they say they why kim and disliked mitt romney. it is not an issue of persuasion. these people are pretty much predisposed to voting for obama. but what is trumping it is, again, so many other factors. so much of the negativity, such that even though they kind of like barack obama, they are still disillusioned so much and injured a sum much by the process and the economy that they are not going to vote. host: many of these voters called politics corrupt, and only 39% could correctly named vice president, joe biden. give us a snapshot of who these people are. guest: these people are younger, they are lower income than the general population, slightly higher minority, slightly less educated than the general population, and a little bit more religious. the 39
host: the on likely voters polled supported president obama over mitt romney more than a two-one. what did the campaigns do with this information? guest: not sure. the obama campaign -- is survey has kind of identified a treasure trove of supporters. as you say, he is winning 2-1. people, when we asked if they like barack obama, they say they why kim and disliked mitt romney. it is not an issue of persuasion. these people are pretty much predisposed to voting for obama. but what is trumping it...
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could you read the poll about mitt romney, too? host: sure. i will go back and find that. an independent caller, go ahead. caller: you made a point. sorry about that. i just want to make a point that the original way the constitution was set up was for the senate to be elected by the state representatives. i think what we have done by changing that dynamic is shifted the balance of power more towards the federal government. in the free market system, it was set up originally. is not just set for economics. it was rigged for political means as well. that is why it was set up the way it was. they are looking at a hierarchy of players that play off of each other and compete for constituency. when we move that and disperse it as a whole, you now create a national -- it shifts towards the federal level. the states had no representation at that level. they cannot compete for their interest as sovereign entities. the national government meant has freewill. this is what you end up with. underperformance. host: our last caller had asked about the polling of the new york times looki
could you read the poll about mitt romney, too? host: sure. i will go back and find that. an independent caller, go ahead. caller: you made a point. sorry about that. i just want to make a point that the original way the constitution was set up was for the senate to be elected by the state representatives. i think what we have done by changing that dynamic is shifted the balance of power more towards the federal government. in the free market system, it was set up originally. is not just set...
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there are a lot of people who are going to go to the polls and vote for mitt romney, basically saying here is the guy that can go all the way. i think it is really a jump ball between mitt romney, ron paul, and rick santorum, but i give mitt romney the edge. host: in baton rouge, louisiana, good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to say very quickly -- i am a supporter of ron paul. i supported him in 2008 in the primaries. i voted for john mccain. i think we are so brainwashed. i know that is a strong word. we are so used to having other people tell us who is legitimate and who is not legitimate and we naturally fall into a category of letting people choose our winners and losers. not only in politics but across the board. we seem like we are so dumb down in this country that we cannot have the ability to critically think and look at the candidates whatever the circumstance may be and look at what we believe in and then think for ourselves what we like and what we do not like. we are so used to having people -- last year, i did not support president obama. he was way behind s
there are a lot of people who are going to go to the polls and vote for mitt romney, basically saying here is the guy that can go all the way. i think it is really a jump ball between mitt romney, ron paul, and rick santorum, but i give mitt romney the edge. host: in baton rouge, louisiana, good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to say very quickly -- i am a supporter of ron paul. i supported him in 2008 in the primaries. i voted for john mccain. i think we are so brainwashed. i know...
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mitt romney's opinion ratings are negative. they are hitting an all-time high. and favorability ratings have increased in "the washington post"/abc news poll. "politico" is looking at this. they detail what is in the plan for the house, elevators leading to the garage, and other things. the supreme court's healthcare oral arguments. we of two reporters here. emily etheridge, "congressional quarterly" staff writer and jess bravin, "wall street journal" supreme court correspondent. thank you, as well. jess bravin, you have the big story today in "the wall street journal." what was your overall take away from yesterday's arguments? guest: basically, the conservative wing upper the court is very skeptical -- wing of the court is very skeptical. it will come down to the votes of probably justice anthony kennedy, who expressed concerns about both positions in the argument, and perhaps the chief justice, john roberts. host: some scrutiny and some looks at the attorneys arguing both sides of the case. tell us how the solicitor general donald verrilli did. guest: the gov
mitt romney's opinion ratings are negative. they are hitting an all-time high. and favorability ratings have increased in "the washington post"/abc news poll. "politico" is looking at this. they detail what is in the plan for the house, elevators leading to the garage, and other things. the supreme court's healthcare oral arguments. we of two reporters here. emily etheridge, "congressional quarterly" staff writer and jess bravin, "wall street journal"...
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romney in a poll there as both plan to go through the state. it says he's set to make a two-day swing to go through the states with scheduled stops in roanoke, virginia beach and hampton on friday. his campaigns by circulating around the state is part of a massive get out the vote push among the republican national committee. the romney campaign, his trip could steal some of the media spotlight of bob mcdonald. they're holding their annual conference in williamsburg. franklin, indiana, nate from the republican line. caller: good morning. if you're a young person and you're healthy, and you decide to pay your own cost of medical bills and doctor bills because it's cost-effective instead of paying a lot of money for insurance. the democrats and the president calls you a free loader. you decide to pay your own bills instead of using an insurance company, but to them, you're a free loader. this is the largest tax increase on the young and the middle age and it's all because the government wants to take over their health care. they want to control o
romney in a poll there as both plan to go through the state. it says he's set to make a two-day swing to go through the states with scheduled stops in roanoke, virginia beach and hampton on friday. his campaigns by circulating around the state is part of a massive get out the vote push among the republican national committee. the romney campaign, his trip could steal some of the media spotlight of bob mcdonald. they're holding their annual conference in williamsburg. franklin, indiana, nate...
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mitt romney or president obama? guest: i think it is fairly split along party lines. there tended to be a proxy for who you support in the fall. it offered an insight. i think that number will be even more interesting in the fall and people are even more into effect of the presidential campaign and they have debate going on. many people will be as the kind of question again. host: looking at the 2012 congressional election, the poll asked folks who they would be more likely to vote for a long glide to the candidate who compromises or one who was brand new to politics. guest: you are seeing a little more support for candidates who are willing to compromise and willing to show some flexibility in 2010, there were inclined to want people to dig in and shake things up and now after a couple of years, they are more inclined to favor flexibility. host: matthew cooper, national journal editor, thank you for talking with us today. we will now go to new york or richard ravitch joins us who is co-chair of the state budget cri
mitt romney or president obama? guest: i think it is fairly split along party lines. there tended to be a proxy for who you support in the fall. it offered an insight. i think that number will be even more interesting in the fall and people are even more into effect of the presidential campaign and they have debate going on. many people will be as the kind of question again. host: looking at the 2012 congressional election, the poll asked folks who they would be more likely to vote for a long...
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three polls all had rick santorum waning. important poll yesterday had mitt romney ahead. mitt romney is not taking his foot off the gas. "politico" reported yesterday that he's opened an office in the harrisburg area which is the t, the center part of the state. rick santorum's home area, his strength is pittsburgh. mitt romney's folks believes he'll win because of the strength in philly and the philadelphia suburbs. the question is rick santorum going to risk a big loss, a big humiliation in his home state or is it possible that he'll pull the plug on his campaign before april 24 so he can avoid that? they say no way. monday he's hitting the trail again and his wife, karen, his oldest daughter, 20-year-old daughter, will be doing a separate tour of pennsylvania on their own to try to increase his firepower and really blanket his home state. caller: good morning, thank you. excellent reporter, to be aware who might be sucked in by small facts. during the civil war there was a dynamic. people who were privileged sat on the front and with their picnic baskets watched the ba
three polls all had rick santorum waning. important poll yesterday had mitt romney ahead. mitt romney is not taking his foot off the gas. "politico" reported yesterday that he's opened an office in the harrisburg area which is the t, the center part of the state. rick santorum's home area, his strength is pittsburgh. mitt romney's folks believes he'll win because of the strength in philly and the philadelphia suburbs. the question is rick santorum going to risk a big loss, a big...
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i will guarantee that 90% of the people who went to the polls and voted this year voted for romney and obama cannot differentiate or define the difference between the annual deficit and the national debt. the national debt is the fiscal cliff. we say it's unsustainable. from a mathematical standpoint, it is almost insurmountable. the only thing these taxes will do, i have graduate students who could not put into words what a trillion dollars was. host: go ahead and finish your thought on what these taxes will do. caller: what they will do is they will give the politicians a little leeway to fool around with the national deficit, the annual deficit, but they will not put a dent in the $16 trillion debt that we owe. that is the problem. host: we appreciate that call. over the past couple weeks, c- span has been conducting interviews with some of the retiring members. we have been showing those interviewed this week. tonight, one of the retiring members we spoke with is representative lynn woolsey, a democrat of california, served about 20 years. here's a portion of that interview. [video
i will guarantee that 90% of the people who went to the polls and voted this year voted for romney and obama cannot differentiate or define the difference between the annual deficit and the national debt. the national debt is the fiscal cliff. we say it's unsustainable. from a mathematical standpoint, it is almost insurmountable. the only thing these taxes will do, i have graduate students who could not put into words what a trillion dollars was. host: go ahead and finish your thought on what...
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the latest poll indicating that about 45 to 47% are for ppt or mitt romney. it means there's 6 to 8% undecided which is a very small number. caller: well, i was just wondering because the article you're reading about the undecided voters i thought there was more undecided than what there really talking about. anyway, i would say those 6% undecided probably are decidedly squsted voters. >> host: why do you say that? caller: well, they're squsted about what the country is being shaped into because of the republicans. host: thanks for the call. >> taking aim at the president let's watch. >> to create 3 to 4 million jobs. >> billions were spent in foreign countries. millions went to political insiders. millions more unaccounted for. now your money is gone and so are nearly 500,000 jobs. his plan for a second term? do it again. are you with him? host: back to your calls. three presidential debates one vice presidential debate. of course the party convention which is we will be covering gavel to gavel in late august with the republicans in tampa florida and the dem
the latest poll indicating that about 45 to 47% are for ppt or mitt romney. it means there's 6 to 8% undecided which is a very small number. caller: well, i was just wondering because the article you're reading about the undecided voters i thought there was more undecided than what there really talking about. anyway, i would say those 6% undecided probably are decidedly squsted voters. >> host: why do you say that? caller: well, they're squsted about what the country is being shaped into...
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this poll shows obama at 49.7%, romney at 47.3%. the mitt romney first debate bounce has disappeared, though the survey shows that the mitt romney backers are far more energy -- energized about him. in "the washington post" they write -- "it all comes down to foreign policy"? he writes that the seat of the presidential base could well focus on this. "president obama and mitt romney are headed to florida for their final debate, with national polls suggesting that the race is tied and with a terrorist attack in libya dominating the headlines." as you call in this morning, what would you like to see asked at tonight's foreign policy debate? judy, joining us from south carolina. what would you like to hear talked about? caller: i want to know why he did not do anything on iran and why he did not meet with israel. host: who are you referring to? caller: obama. i am a mitt romney supporter. i feel like obama is definitely not christian. i feel like he has definitely not followed up on israel to meet with their prime minister, and i do not
this poll shows obama at 49.7%, romney at 47.3%. the mitt romney first debate bounce has disappeared, though the survey shows that the mitt romney backers are far more energy -- energized about him. in "the washington post" they write -- "it all comes down to foreign policy"? he writes that the seat of the presidential base could well focus on this. "president obama and mitt romney are headed to florida for their final debate, with national polls suggesting that the...
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and polls showing that romney will lose, that has nothing to do with who will show up to the polls to vote in november. i think a lot of republicans will be energized to go out and first, versus the democrats who collect benefits and do nothing. host: from one of our viewers th-- new york senator chuck schumer yesterday -- [video clip] >> we in the senate said let's focus on areas of common agreement and to guarantee no middle-class households will face a tax cut on january 1. we succeeded in passing. a middle-class tax passing once again, speaker boehner will not work with us. those are two examples of senate-passed bills that the house will not put on the floor. reality is, for as divided as the senate is, we passed a large number of bipartisan bills this year. very important bills. but it takes two chambers to pass a law. on the other side, too many congress members, particularly the tea party folks, i think compromise is a dirty word. host: new york senator chuck schumer, democrat, joined by democratic leader harry reid. the national journal posted this piece this morning on taxes
and polls showing that romney will lose, that has nothing to do with who will show up to the polls to vote in november. i think a lot of republicans will be energized to go out and first, versus the democrats who collect benefits and do nothing. host: from one of our viewers th-- new york senator chuck schumer yesterday -- [video clip] >> we in the senate said let's focus on areas of common agreement and to guarantee no middle-class households will face a tax cut on january 1. we...
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now, yet he is even in the polls. that speaks volumes of somebody that could withstand that. everybody knows the president. the president is in your living room every day. you could lead to more not like him, since he has been president you know him. mitt romney is not really well- known. there are relatively small numbers of people in the primaries. for the challenger, this is really the launch pad for getting the american people to really know you, and tomorrow will be very important for him. so, he has been painted in a way by the obama campaign, and this has been their strategy from day one, that whoever they nominated -- we nominated they would try to make not acceptable. obama can not run on his record. if this is a referendum on obama's policy, he can go home now, back to chicago, and start organizing, but they are trying to keep it from being a referendum by saying obama has done -- has not done well, but the other guy is worse. it is very similar to -- it is not a unique strategy. mitt romney has withstood it
now, yet he is even in the polls. that speaks volumes of somebody that could withstand that. everybody knows the president. the president is in your living room every day. you could lead to more not like him, since he has been president you know him. mitt romney is not really well- known. there are relatively small numbers of people in the primaries. for the challenger, this is really the launch pad for getting the american people to really know you, and tomorrow will be very important for him....
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when you see these polls tightening up and the president is leading, i believe we will see mitt romney surging ahead at various points. the popularity numbers are less important to the map and democrats and republicans think of the map advantages president obama. host: we will talk later with heather smith, the president of barack of the votes. why did the obama campaign decide to start off in two colleges as opposed to other sites, maybe labor organizations are places like that? guest: college campuses in 2008 were really the critical message point for the presidential campaign. there really formed the army, the volunteer army that created this massive grass-roots campaign in 2008. i recall being in iowa and busloads of college kids were coming across the border from illinois and overwhelming the clinton campaign in terms of grass roots. the youth vote in 2008 when roughly 2-1, actually more than that fuel by this massive registration drive. in 2012, we are seeing a different dynamic. in north carolina, a state which has a tremendous amount of universities, there has been a sharp drop
when you see these polls tightening up and the president is leading, i believe we will see mitt romney surging ahead at various points. the popularity numbers are less important to the map and democrats and republicans think of the map advantages president obama. host: we will talk later with heather smith, the president of barack of the votes. why did the obama campaign decide to start off in two colleges as opposed to other sites, maybe labor organizations are places like that? guest: college...
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twice as many of the 1700 executives polled said a victory for mr. obama would be better for the global economy than said the same for mr. romney. the remaining 37 percent thought it would make no difference who won the election. opinion was more balanced among respondents in the u.s., with 37 percent said mr. obama would be better, compared with 33 percent for mr. romney. by the way, we read a couple of articles dealing with politics this morning. well, you know what's coming up, and those are the conventions. tampa and charlotte. the republicans kick off in tampa on august 27th. that runs through august 30th. the democrats start up september 4th through the sixth and as you well know, if you're a regular c-span viewer, gavel to gavel coverage of both conventions. we will have all sorts of personnel down in both locations, doing side stories, et cetera, but gavel to gavel coverage of both conventions, as well. >>> u.s.a. today this morning, kennedy, jackson in deep depression, representative jesse jackson, jr. is in a deep depression and has a lot o
twice as many of the 1700 executives polled said a victory for mr. obama would be better for the global economy than said the same for mr. romney. the remaining 37 percent thought it would make no difference who won the election. opinion was more balanced among respondents in the u.s., with 37 percent said mr. obama would be better, compared with 33 percent for mr. romney. by the way, we read a couple of articles dealing with politics this morning. well, you know what's coming up, and those are...
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we mentioned the gallup poll that showed rick santorum with an 02-point lead over mitt romney. other stories looking at how things are playing out there. also how mitt romney is doing. this is the cover story of usa today -- of "usa today." host: our question for you this morning is, who was the most influential first lady? nick, independent line. good morning. caller: eleanor roosevelt, by far. eleanor roosevelt fought for civil rights before civil rights was a popular cause. she visited the troops in the pacific. in europe, she met the troops. i think she is the best first lady. host: do the women who candidate are married to make a difference? do you consider their role in the white house? caller: no, i do not generally consider that much. i think eleanor roosevelt was the most powerful personality in her own right to be first lady. host: ok. let's go to new philadelphia, ohio. rose, republican. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. host: please go ahead. caller: i would like to vote for barbara bush because of the way she treated her dog. i think
we mentioned the gallup poll that showed rick santorum with an 02-point lead over mitt romney. other stories looking at how things are playing out there. also how mitt romney is doing. this is the cover story of usa today -- of "usa today." host: our question for you this morning is, who was the most influential first lady? nick, independent line. good morning. caller: eleanor roosevelt, by far. eleanor roosevelt fought for civil rights before civil rights was a popular cause. she...
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the polls are skewed. they did not ask me. there are plenty of other people they did not ask either. so there are plenty of people who will vote for romney. he will be surprised when that day comes. host: thanks for calling. lots of financial stories in the papers today. the front page of the new york times this morning has the story about the payroll tax. that's on the front page. there's a lot more in the papers, which we will get to. but i would like to get more on whether the vice presidential candidates will impact your vote. rose is on the line from ohio, a democrat. good morning. caller: there was a documentary yesterday from noon until about 6:00 on current tv. f the last the side o administration. there were talking about the coen brothers -- koch brothers running the whole place. they are in the schools and in the advertising, every facet. they came from russia and got all that money. the other issue was romney. he donated $4 billion to the mormon church, so he is still in the church. i would like to have everybody h
the polls are skewed. they did not ask me. there are plenty of other people they did not ask either. so there are plenty of people who will vote for romney. he will be surprised when that day comes. host: thanks for calling. lots of financial stories in the papers today. the front page of the new york times this morning has the story about the payroll tax. that's on the front page. there's a lot more in the papers, which we will get to. but i would like to get more on whether the vice...
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pac came in and blistered the airwaves with tough attacks on newt gingrich, and in which's polls drop considerably. -- gingrich's polls dropped considerably. host: we are talking with michael scherer. he wrote his recent article in "time" magazine, "attack of the super pacs." remember, you can send aus a tweet -- @cspanwj is the handle -- or our facebook page. mitt romney says of course there are staffers serving on mike pac, and of course i raise money for them, but at the debate, he said. but it was like to get rid of them -- he said that everybody would like to get rid of them. guest: mitt romney has tended to make flubs on the campaign trail, and he has made mistakes -- he said in an interview that he would raise money for them. tactically, he is not allowed to raise money for them, but the rules are so weak that you can show up at the event, give a speech, stand next to the guy who tactically raises the money -- who technically raises the money paid by law, romney is barred from making that ask. one of the things that is most controversial about super pacs -- in the citizens unit
pac came in and blistered the airwaves with tough attacks on newt gingrich, and in which's polls drop considerably. -- gingrich's polls dropped considerably. host: we are talking with michael scherer. he wrote his recent article in "time" magazine, "attack of the super pacs." remember, you can send aus a tweet -- @cspanwj is the handle -- or our facebook page. mitt romney says of course there are staffers serving on mike pac, and of course i raise money for them, but at the...
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romney was born into wealth. host: thanks for the call. we will keep it to the healthcare vote for the next half hour or so. i want to bring you some comments from steny hoyer, the assistance of the minority party in the house from maryland talking about this voted been a waste of time. >> he republican repeal bill would take away these benefits and and these cost-saving measures. after 31 votes, no alternative, no plan to follow, no security to offer. repeal in health care without an alternative would add over $1 trillion to the deficit over the next decade. i do not say that. the congressional budget office says that. he comes in place of a voted to create jobs. there is nothing scheduled for next week or recapture. it is a waste of time. host: that is minority whip steny hoyer. a few e-mails we have received. why do republicans insist on being a big horse when there is so much good that could be accomplished? they need to start doing what they were elected to do, which is improved the lives of the american people. they need to start bei
romney was born into wealth. host: thanks for the call. we will keep it to the healthcare vote for the next half hour or so. i want to bring you some comments from steny hoyer, the assistance of the minority party in the house from maryland talking about this voted been a waste of time. >> he republican repeal bill would take away these benefits and and these cost-saving measures. after 31 votes, no alternative, no plan to follow, no security to offer. repeal in health care without an...
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the latest nbc poll has romney with 31% of the latino vote. i really think he's competitive in some of these states. i remember arizona 2010 where they said that's where it was passed 1070, she's not going to get any latino voters. she ended up getting -- and i don't support her, but she got 40% of the latino vote. guest: that's not correct. that's not a flawed poll. guest: that's actually exit polling. guest: the exit polling was wrong. guest: that's what they keep saying. we're showing we're independent voters, that we're willing to vote for democrats or republicans. you cannot take us for granted. guest: i agree with that. guest: he's doing well in florida and nevada. frankly, if you look at his strategy, if he wins florida, say ohio, then picks up n and some other states, we have a new president, president romney. guest: that won't happen. guest: i think you have to look at those states where latinos are decisive battleground states. guest: there's no question we have to look at each of the states and not necessarily nationally. but the pr
the latest nbc poll has romney with 31% of the latino vote. i really think he's competitive in some of these states. i remember arizona 2010 where they said that's where it was passed 1070, she's not going to get any latino voters. she ended up getting -- and i don't support her, but she got 40% of the latino vote. guest: that's not correct. that's not a flawed poll. guest: that's actually exit polling. guest: the exit polling was wrong. guest: that's what they keep saying. we're showing we're...
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there's this notion of a parallel universe where romney was always winning more was going to win. i don't think the campaign was terribly influenced by that. their own internal polling was using a model of voter turnout that did not turn out to be would actually showed up. there's no question that a lot of republicans were convinced that ronny's chances to win were because of that conservative echo chamber. host: final question for both of you. glenn thrush, what was the surprise story in the book? guest: just how dysfunctional the obama campaign was in debate preparation. we have heard that they were angry with him for not. best on debate preparation and what i found out was and he was just as angry at his debate team and they felt he was getting conflicting advice and he even stormed out in nevada after one instance. guest: we were so fascinated about why romney did not respond on tv and i was really struck by this. he never thought about putting his own money in the campaign or there was near -- never a serious conversation about putting in his money and they never even talked
there's this notion of a parallel universe where romney was always winning more was going to win. i don't think the campaign was terribly influenced by that. their own internal polling was using a model of voter turnout that did not turn out to be would actually showed up. there's no question that a lot of republicans were convinced that ronny's chances to win were because of that conservative echo chamber. host: final question for both of you. glenn thrush, what was the surprise story in the...
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romney's fundraising advantage. i hit him as hard as i could, mr. gingrich said, he hit me as hard as he could. it turns out he had more things to hit with than i did. that was newt gingrich on the sunday shows yesterday. and we will be going to -- we have a segment of that, actually, that we can show you from fox news sunday. mr. gingrich was also talking about his support for mr. romney if he stayed into that race. we'll go to that clip. >> well, i think you have to be realistic. given the number of primaries he's won, he is far the most likely republican nominee. and he does get to 144 delegates, i will support him. the primary goal of the entire republican party has to be to defeat president obama. >> now you have indicated that one of the reasons you're staying in the race is to influence the platform. how do you hope to do it? >> platform's a matter in the -- in a party's more than just a presidential candidate. senate candidates, house senates and -- >> again, that was newt gingrich with his path to the nomination getting tougher and tougher
romney's fundraising advantage. i hit him as hard as i could, mr. gingrich said, he hit me as hard as he could. it turns out he had more things to hit with than i did. that was newt gingrich on the sunday shows yesterday. and we will be going to -- we have a segment of that, actually, that we can show you from fox news sunday. mr. gingrich was also talking about his support for mr. romney if he stayed into that race. we'll go to that clip. >> well, i think you have to be realistic. given...
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looking at the slew of polling data, and it is not just conservative voters dislike mitt romney. i think they respect him, they do not dislike him, and i think they would rally around him if he was the nominee, but there is not the connection and comfort level. he does not have the natural campaign skills that many nominees have. mike huckabee when he ran in 2008, voters immediately react positively when you can relate to their pain, feel their pain. mitt romney does not have the characteristic. he is not charismatic, empathetic candidate. that is what causes a lot of problems when it faces rick santorum in the primaries. host: surely supporting rick santorum on the air. caller: 4 good morning. thank you for taking my call. i believe an newt gingrich and ron paul the to get out of the race. the writing is on the wall, those two are pretty much done that. now the race is between rick santorum and mitt romney. and mitt romney has health care in his state that he put into place. now i am hearing he has dealt with the obama care. then he goes on to say, well, when i am president i am
looking at the slew of polling data, and it is not just conservative voters dislike mitt romney. i think they respect him, they do not dislike him, and i think they would rally around him if he was the nominee, but there is not the connection and comfort level. he does not have the natural campaign skills that many nominees have. mike huckabee when he ran in 2008, voters immediately react positively when you can relate to their pain, feel their pain. mitt romney does not have the...
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the new poll shows that the race remains essentially tied. that is among all the chatter suggesting that mitt romney's campaign has had a tax on his years at the bain capital and his unwillingness to release more of his tax returns. 45% said they would vote for mr. romney if the vote was held now. 43% say they would vote for mr. obama. here is a breakdown on some of the questions they ask in the polls. number one, how important your vote are different issues. number one, unemployment's. they say it is very extremely important. 41% say president obama would do a better job. 49% say much romney. healthcare, 43 percent to 42%. on taxes, they say it varies. 42% say obama. 47% say romney. federal budget -- 36% said obama. 50% say mr. romney. all the way the social issues. 44% say it is important. 48% think obama would do a better job. 37% say that mr. romney would. then you get down to do you think the policies of the candidate's administration will favor the rich, middle class or treat all groups equally? president obama -- 21% say his policies w
the new poll shows that the race remains essentially tied. that is among all the chatter suggesting that mitt romney's campaign has had a tax on his years at the bain capital and his unwillingness to release more of his tax returns. 45% said they would vote for mr. romney if the vote was held now. 43% say they would vote for mr. obama. here is a breakdown on some of the questions they ask in the polls. number one, how important your vote are different issues. number one, unemployment's. they...
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several sake mitt romney is weak and tim is strong. turning to the issue of health care, a new associated press poll finds americans overwhelmingly want the president and congress to get to work on a new health care bill if the supreme court strikes down president obama's 2010 law. the poll finds more than three- fourths of americans do not want political leaders to simply do nothing. the decision from the high court expected by the end of this month. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. friday's supreme court justice ginsberg talk aboutr the supreme court on the health- care law. >> a line that formed three days before oral argument commenced. some have described the controversy as unprecedented, and they may be right if they mean the number of press conferences, per circles, are protests, counter protest going on outside the court while oral argument was under way inside. >> she also spoke about press reports on the decision expected this week or next. >> though deliberations are private, that has not dissuaded the
several sake mitt romney is weak and tim is strong. turning to the issue of health care, a new associated press poll finds americans overwhelmingly want the president and congress to get to work on a new health care bill if the supreme court strikes down president obama's 2010 law. the poll finds more than three- fourths of americans do not want political leaders to simply do nothing. the decision from the high court expected by the end of this month. those are some of the latest headlines on...
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the polling numbers as of late show a strong trend towards mitt romney. host: what do you think about immigrants and the latino community? caller: they have always had a higher percentage of latino voters were voting for republicans than the other states. that is attributed to the elected leaders reaching out to the voters. historically they have had over 40% voting. president bush had over 50%. governor bush would get even 60% of the latino voters. this is not a typical state in terms of latina support. host: this story, immigration reform, the mitt romney softening stance putting of hard-liners. mitt romney, having to walk a fine line between latino voters and keeping his conservative base happy when it comes to cases like immigration. host: he can work on a bipartisan immigration bill that satisfies the conservatives. as the chairman of the american conservative union, i have a lot of input on the issue. basically, look, border security and law and order are key. conservative folks do not like the idea of the legal status in this country. -- illegal st
the polling numbers as of late show a strong trend towards mitt romney. host: what do you think about immigrants and the latino community? caller: they have always had a higher percentage of latino voters were voting for republicans than the other states. that is attributed to the elected leaders reaching out to the voters. historically they have had over 40% voting. president bush had over 50%. governor bush would get even 60% of the latino voters. this is not a typical state in terms of...
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romney, 33% -- this was taken january 7-8 -- followed by dr. paul, 20%, jon huntsman, 13%, newt gingrich at 11%, rick santorum, 10%, rick perry, 1%, undecided voters also weighing in, coming in at 12%. new jersey, laurie -- maury, democrats' line. caller: thank you so much for taking my call. i am really very much disappointed in the republicans. you know, i came to this country from foreign place years ago, almost 34 years ago, and i came here because of what america stood for, one of which is simple execution of the democratic principles and the republicans have totally turn their backs on it because of whatever reason they have. who is saying -- or why would they be saying that president obama has failed this country, that he is not a great leader? the man has killed osama bin laden when the republicans and bush failed to catch him in tora bora. the man has turned the economy around from the abyss that the republicans had put into the ditch. [unintelligble]rn but they are being paid and the families are benefiting from these government jobs.
romney, 33% -- this was taken january 7-8 -- followed by dr. paul, 20%, jon huntsman, 13%, newt gingrich at 11%, rick santorum, 10%, rick perry, 1%, undecided voters also weighing in, coming in at 12%. new jersey, laurie -- maury, democrats' line. caller: thank you so much for taking my call. i am really very much disappointed in the republicans. you know, i came to this country from foreign place years ago, almost 34 years ago, and i came here because of what america stood for, one of which is...
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there was an associated press report that said romney is struggling to exert his influence in the poll. you don't want to get across the idea of losing but this is what happens. the media runs with a poll they are taking and they treat the race like it is over. we are in september. that's what i don't like. people should let this election process conclude before they say is so host: over. next up is silver spring, maryland, go ahead. caller: good morning, i do not listen to the mainstream media whatsoever. they are part of the obama campaign. i get my information from listening to talk radio. there were a couple of things that were very interesting last week. we have a local guy here onwmal radio. if you go to bat website c and look uphris plant, he talked about a campaign at the plate for 1972 where mcgovern was accused of wanting to put 47% of people on welfare. that was a surprise to hear that. yesterday, he played the woman that sounds like geraldine from flip wilson. if you go to that websites ,wmal.com, you can get that phone woman has a ring town for cell phone. i think that was
there was an associated press report that said romney is struggling to exert his influence in the poll. you don't want to get across the idea of losing but this is what happens. the media runs with a poll they are taking and they treat the race like it is over. we are in september. that's what i don't like. people should let this election process conclude before they say is so host: over. next up is silver spring, maryland, go ahead. caller: good morning, i do not listen to the mainstream media...
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romney is not campaigning as much in michigan except for the poll numbers. that is an extrapolation. you have to talk to every voter to get an idea. it is his home state and he has a good of ae's not chance of winning their instead of wisconsin. host: a couple of ads. this one against a democrat in iowa. [video clip] $760 billion. what does it mean for us? washington bureaucrats making health-care decisions. our congressmen could not find even one. host: that was an ad against bruce bayler. here is another ad. [video clip] >> only in washington with this happen. she voted to increase taxes. where does the money go? it is paul ryan's plan and she voted for it. outreaches, even in washington -- that is outrageous. host: your thoughts about the ads and the contents. guest: read the fine print. look at the sourcing. go to some of the fact checking websites. find out what is going on. if you're making judgments, you're making ill informed judgments. this extrapolates lot from what is happening. what would happen if a republican was elected and it doesn't add up.
romney is not campaigning as much in michigan except for the poll numbers. that is an extrapolation. you have to talk to every voter to get an idea. it is his home state and he has a good of ae's not chance of winning their instead of wisconsin. host: a couple of ads. this one against a democrat in iowa. [video clip] $760 billion. what does it mean for us? washington bureaucrats making health-care decisions. our congressmen could not find even one. host: that was an ad against bruce bayler....
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romney is doing well in the polls, but i think once the press gets ahold of the mormon mormonreligion and expose its to the nation for what it is, they're going to see a different light. the american people really represent as far as being on top of the issues. we have a lot of people out there forwarding and don't know any of the issues. the dumbs down of america, as you might call it. the haves keeping the have nots in line where they want them. one time we were second and third in math and science in 1957. now 47th and 52nd in the world math and science. i find that to be just a little bit of truth. once that happens, i don't believe america, which was based on all the religions kicked out of england, mostly christian religions, are going to be able to accept him. >> steven, do you think mormonism is a cult? you use that word which jon huntsman said is not appropriate. >> caller: well, just like the jehovah witnesses. >> you were advocating other religious freedom? >> caller: no, i think church and state should be separated, to be honest with you. hundreds mant has now dropped out
romney is doing well in the polls, but i think once the press gets ahold of the mormon mormonreligion and expose its to the nation for what it is, they're going to see a different light. the american people really represent as far as being on top of the issues. we have a lot of people out there forwarding and don't know any of the issues. the dumbs down of america, as you might call it. the haves keeping the have nots in line where they want them. one time we were second and third in math and...
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host: have you endorse mitt romney. guest: i did, in fort smith, virginia. very excited about his candidacy. he has an excellent opportunity, an excellent way forward. his focus is on turning the economy around and creating jobs. if he has wonderful experience doing that. he is very savvy and optimistic and a lot of people can trust him because they know is that brown to do what needs to be done. host: would you like to be considered for vice president? guest: i would like to see our economy turned around as quickly as we can. i'm confident romney will and that he will make a wise decision on what is -- who is vice president will be and i trust him on that decision. host: the supreme court could put out its ruling on health care today. guest: they could. that decision could come today or next monday. we've also rumors a few days could get tacked on and it could go into next week. it's very possible. i know one thing. 70% of the american people now say that they either want the current president's health care plan performed or completely repeal out. people ar
host: have you endorse mitt romney. guest: i did, in fort smith, virginia. very excited about his candidacy. he has an excellent opportunity, an excellent way forward. his focus is on turning the economy around and creating jobs. if he has wonderful experience doing that. he is very savvy and optimistic and a lot of people can trust him because they know is that brown to do what needs to be done. host: would you like to be considered for vice president? guest: i would like to see our economy...
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favored the former senator 41% to 35% over former massachusetts governor mitt romney. santorum told supporters that the four point shared that he's not ready to quit the presidential race. here is the "wall street journal" that says santorum prepares for a last stand. in pennsylvania, it said that rick santorum has all strategy focused on his home state that could provide a win or go home moment for the can date. now mr. santorum's campaign is counting out of victory for pennsylvania to catapult it into may and into the friendlier confines of north carolina and nebraska and texas. we will read more from the papers this morning but want to get your thoughts on yesterday's primaries. richard in michigan in minneapolis, minnesota. richard, who are you supporting? caller: good morning. mitt romney. host: there you go. not michigan, mitt. go ahead. caller: the main reason is i think that he would make the chinese trade fair because -- because the chinese are treating a lot on their trade policies, they're stealing our software, they're undercutting the dollar by, you know,
favored the former senator 41% to 35% over former massachusetts governor mitt romney. santorum told supporters that the four point shared that he's not ready to quit the presidential race. here is the "wall street journal" that says santorum prepares for a last stand. in pennsylvania, it said that rick santorum has all strategy focused on his home state that could provide a win or go home moment for the can date. now mr. santorum's campaign is counting out of victory for pennsylvania...
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if that happens there's no way mitt romney can win this election. guest: i think that's probably right and i think it's uphill for mitt romney. there's a lot to tap in the last few weeks and i think when it's digested and thought about, if it is thought about, romney still has a very good chance but it's definitely uphill. guest: in the weekly standard, bill crystal says if it' time to panic, it's time to panic about the prospect of four more years of barack obama as president and the weekly from theo message from the weekly standard is simple, explain how ghastly the prospect of four more years of president obama really is and explain the course after romney-ryan administration that will follow and how the new polices will lead to a national recovery. what he has been saying is mitt romney has not been doing that. guest: well he's been doing it some. mitt romney is criticized -- remember when he put out the 59 points, they said this is too many points, too specific, now he's criticized for not being specific enough. maybe something in the middle li
if that happens there's no way mitt romney can win this election. guest: i think that's probably right and i think it's uphill for mitt romney. there's a lot to tap in the last few weeks and i think when it's digested and thought about, if it is thought about, romney still has a very good chance but it's definitely uphill. guest: in the weekly standard, bill crystal says if it' time to panic, it's time to panic about the prospect of four more years of barack obama as president and the weekly...
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we released a poll earlier this week that shows that it's a tie. it's a tie because of medicare and it's a tie because of mitt romney and paul ryan. the romney agenda is a huge problem. guest: love to have obama comp to that district. the fact is mitt romney. guest: we would love for mitt romney to go up to that district. guest: the fact is chris gibson would have a great opportunity to win this seat. he has a very good independent record and has shown it throughout the district. guest: he's voted with the tea party. host: barbara in new york city, democratic caller. caller: i'm serious, the tea party are holding our government hostage for all of these years. we have shovel-infrastructure jobs ready to go. we need that money to create jobs. the tea party does not believe in government anyway. they shouldn't be running for elected office and to see $20 million of unaccounted money to come in to flip state elections, this is incredible. they only allow $100,000 for a campaign in england. host: mr. harrison, what about the money? guest: listen, we wer
we released a poll earlier this week that shows that it's a tie. it's a tie because of medicare and it's a tie because of mitt romney and paul ryan. the romney agenda is a huge problem. guest: love to have obama comp to that district. the fact is mitt romney. guest: we would love for mitt romney to go up to that district. guest: the fact is chris gibson would have a great opportunity to win this seat. he has a very good independent record and has shown it throughout the district. guest: he's...
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if you look at the polling, it is less than 10%. guest: if you also point out the swing states, the once people are fighting about, mitt romney is running ads in 10 states. if you look at the people truly undecided imbricate down to 10 sewing states, you are probably talking about millions of dollars of ads being fought over 3% of the population. host: let's go to your book. you point out, many americans are convinced politicians cannot be counted to play by the rules. can you explain? guest: we saw a national star cut into the psyche after the recount. it was 47 days of uncertainty. did that of a the president was going to be pure there was suspicion and anger on both sides. that was and one state. what i fear is, if the polls are accurate and this race is grantee be as close as it looks, we have much more scrutiny of the process. there are 10,000 lawyers for both parties scrutinizing. i think we could see recounts and uncertainty in five states. we may not know who the president is after the election, just like with florida. the s
if you look at the polling, it is less than 10%. guest: if you also point out the swing states, the once people are fighting about, mitt romney is running ads in 10 states. if you look at the people truly undecided imbricate down to 10 sewing states, you are probably talking about millions of dollars of ads being fought over 3% of the population. host: let's go to your book. you point out, many americans are convinced politicians cannot be counted to play by the rules. can you explain? guest:...
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the president and mitt romney, being a knuckle-to-knuckle fight, mitt romney makes a very strong case and the president has an argument. host: another term that has come up in terms of getting people out to the polls is voter id registration. which states are you watching most closely? guest: the justice department is looking at south carolina. i am hearing from folks that there are other states on line. mississippi is one. there are a couple of others. on a national scale, florida really matters. there having discussions about felony voters and that sort of thing. some of these other states like georgia and alabama, it may not matter any general election, but it will certainly matter state- wide. i think for those with your concerns -- concerned with not just what happens of a presidential level but are concerned locally, that will be important. host: he does news political analysis on cbs. he has a background serving as an aid to several political campaigns, including as a director to the dnc. and the presidential runs of out gore and bill clinton. he also served as the dnc communic
the president and mitt romney, being a knuckle-to-knuckle fight, mitt romney makes a very strong case and the president has an argument. host: another term that has come up in terms of getting people out to the polls is voter id registration. which states are you watching most closely? guest: the justice department is looking at south carolina. i am hearing from folks that there are other states on line. mississippi is one. there are a couple of others. on a national scale, florida really...
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nbc had a poll earlier this year in which obama had a 17-point lead over mitt romney at a time when mitt romney was at a low point, he had taken a beating in the republican primaries and we had a series of polls a few weeks ago where it was tied. last poll, obama was up by eight. it's bounced around more whereas in the governor's race, it's been amazingly consistent. i mean, you look at scott walker's numbers, they don't change very much. people are truly dug in about him even more so than they're dug in about president obama as polarizing as president obama is. so that's an interesting aspect of all of this, wisconsin is open ended. it's a hugely tempting target for republicans, if they can flip wisconsin, it makes the math a lot easier in the rest of the country. host: let's go to the news of the weekend, this a piece that was posted on friday, available on line. headline, mitt romney could pick a vice presidential nominee early. and then use that pick to help raise money. senator john mccain waiting until the 2008 republican convention to name his vice presidential pick. the tradition
nbc had a poll earlier this year in which obama had a 17-point lead over mitt romney at a time when mitt romney was at a low point, he had taken a beating in the republican primaries and we had a series of polls a few weeks ago where it was tied. last poll, obama was up by eight. it's bounced around more whereas in the governor's race, it's been amazingly consistent. i mean, you look at scott walker's numbers, they don't change very much. people are truly dug in about him even more so than...